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I lived in Eastleigh from about 1959 to 62 and although I was nearly 5 when we left, my earliest memories are of Eastleigh. My dad was the manager of a shoe repairers, possibly called shoecraft and we lived behind the shop. But I'd love to know where it was. It was surrounded by other shops but I think it could be one of a few streets. There was a lovely old guy called Percy who worked there, he used to call me ...see more
My name is Viv Bayliss, I was born in my nan’s house opposite the Alexandra public house in 1948. Mum and dad moved to a prefab in Costed Manor then to Pilgrims Hatch. Who remembers Preslands fair and listening to them playing all the great songs. Dad worked at the Selo and mum had a part time job at Buckleys cafe, near the Robin Hood pub. Jumping ahead I worked after school and in the school holidays at Kings ...see more
Was surprised to hear it had asbestos there
attended 1960 s remember Miss Naish english Mr Darby math and an art teacher who got the sack lol .
I am linda McDonnell / Russell
was always teased with the song Old macdonald had a farm lol what’s that you ??
lived in Cromwell Road around that time and then moved to bedfont lane .
had a brother called Colin who went to Debroome down the road .
well 75 now ...see more
During the war, my stepmother, her mother and sister stayed with the Whitehills over their tobacco shop, after arriving in Liverpool in a convoy on the famous S.S. Aguila (Captain Arthur Frith) which was torpedoed on the return trip to Gibraltar with 90 wrens drowning. My stepmother said the Whitehills, who spoke no French and her family no English, were generous with their rations and kind to them. If Mr ...see more
I owned the house known as 'Bridle Way' on North Heath just outside the town.
I owned 'Hillside Cottage' an an area known as Hillside just outside the town.
My name was Angela Noble (now Driver). I lived in Bramhall from 1951 to 1958.i went to Pownall Green School and then on to Cheadle County Grammar. I was School Captain in my final year at Primary School and also captain of the netball team. The other players I remember were Jackie Stannion , Valerie Bullfield, Jackie Chappell, Vonnie Thompson, Pamela Myers, and Annette but can't remember her surname. I would love to hear ...see more
I work as a contractor for the British Army, and was just chatting to my dad about having to go to Bullford soon.
My dad was telling me all about my great uncle, and reeled off the address of 5 Clarendon terrace.
I couldn’t find in on any maps that were recent, but this web page popped up so thought I would ask on here.
I also was given my great uncles tankard that reads
WO2 (AQMS) H W Stone
From ...see more
I lived down Shakespeare road (#31) in Addlestone from 1943-1962; my parents lived there until 1984. The area was known as poets corner for all the four roads were named after poets (Shakespeare, Tennyson, Byron and Wordsworth). Can remember playing football in the park at the bottom of our road nightly having 11 aside games. Also going to the fair walking across the fields from Coxes Lock to the ...see more
Attended CHELSEA secondary central in fall of ‘57 and ‘58.
Had a great time. Returned to Canada at Xmas 58.
School trip to Devon in spring of 58. Always remember the woodworking teacher. Mr. Thornycroft. Sp?
Mum had a off licence shop next to Welfare offices on Mill Street. Aro7nd the 1945 era,sold later but wondered how long it remained there.Any info greatly appreciated.
I was sent to this place in the late 1950’s. I don’t know why I was sent but I remember having two separate visits of one month. I was only 4 or 5 when I went, but I don’t have many good memories of my time there. I can remember going round the back of the bus depot picking raspberries and going to the beach but that was about all for the good times.
I can remember my dad and grandmother ...see more
My memories of the home are all very positive.
I would have been 6 yrs old, and recovering from pneumonia.
Coming from the Children's Hospital in Derby, the drive over was memorable.
A big black car, very special. There was an 'aeroplane' motif, like a hood ornament
on the gate as we drove in and down the drive.
We were dirt poor and lived below street level at no.7, North Parade in ...see more
I remember my first job when I lived at 48 Ballochnie Drive Plains, it was at the old Whiterigg school (re-purposed as a battery hen farm in the late sixties). The farm was owned by Sam Merry and he took me on when I left school at 15 in 1970. I stayed for 10 weeks earning the princely sum of £7 per week for 5 days and a half day on Saturdays (with some free cracked eggs on occasions!). I then quickly moved ...see more
I too was a pupil at St. George's, probably from 1944 to certainly no later than 1950 when I was shipped off to a boarding school in Sussex where I remained until leaving at age 17 in 1956.
I was fascinated to hear I was not the only 'lefty' to incur the wrath of the infamous Mrs. Smith.
I was told her husband was a badly wounded WW1 veteran and allegedly met her in a hospital ...see more
I lived in Brookfield Road from 1955 when I was born until 1973, when I married.
I went to Fleecefield Scool from 1960 to 1970.
I have vivid memories of when I was about 7 and walking through Edmomton Green market, being facinated by the live eels slidding around in the silver trays outside the fish shop.
There was a very good dine-in Chinese restaurant late 1960s/early1970s in Wembley Park Drive, almost next to the Wimpy Bar. Can anybody remember its name ?
Hi my name is Morgan Smith and I was born at 61 Queen St. Swinton in my Nan Callis' house on the 9th 7 1948 then moved to 248 Wath Rd Mexborough into a terraced house across from the jet garage on Roman terrace. I went to Roman terrace school and then high woods. Used to play with Brian Gillis and Glenda his sister, Jeff Booth from High Woods estate and many more. Happy memories of the time spent in the ...see more
I went to Kingsmead Secondary School 1996-2001. It was exhilarating exploring the locked up ruins of the old outdoor pool next to our school. I loved imagining the fun and memories of past customers and wished we'd been able to experience it in its glory days. It was disintegrating and dangerous and we were young and stupid. The reconstruction of my imagined accident airing on the old programme 999 kept me out in later years, before it was torn down and replaced by restaurant car park.
I go and see an old lady each week and she has just written her life story, Veronika Davis she was Veronika Lengyel, in her life story she went to the Chew Magna, Manor House, Sacred Heart High School, she was there from 1949 until 1951, she is not online and she wanted to know if anyone on here went as a boarder in these years as she would like to contact any one, if there is anyone let me know and I can pass on her details.
As a fourteen year old, I lived for a while in a then new house in Stangrove Road.
It was a welcome change in many ways from the old brick house we had been in in Oxted, Surrey.
One night I thrilled my school friends from Oxted who had visited me by driving them back to the station in my mother's car!! They were most impressed!!
I had many memorable times in Diss.
When living in Cambridge, I often, unexpectedly for him, dropped in to see Mr Robert Stubbs who had been living by himself and his toy poodle since his wife's passing many years earlier.
Despite being in his eighties, he was still as sharp as a tack and stuck to his daily routines of listening to his vast record collection, keeping up with the news and fussing over ...see more
I was at Rosary Priory in the late 50 from age 5 until I was 9, I think. We lived in Elstree and were picked up in a double-decker each day. I remember Sr Dympna in the ‘kindergarten’ class and the boxes of grey plasticine that used to come out every afternoon it seemed. I had recorder lessons (6 shillings and 8 pence a term) with Sr Irene who had such thin fingers that her ring used to roll off ...see more
I was at St George’s School from 1943 - 1949 and I seem to be unique in my really happy time at the school. Mr Smith was very kind and gentle - he really hated having to take a ruler to my hand once - and yes Mrs Smith was really terrifying but I don’t ever remember being taught by her ?
Maybe writing - when we dipped our pens into ink pots. Mrs Phillips was lovely and ran the school percussion orchestra - ...see more
A headstone is to be found in St Marys & St Chad's churchyard in Brewood.
The late Thomas Williams, lock Keeper at Wheaton Aston lock.
If anyone can add to this. Why Brewood no Wheaton Aston. 1847.
It seems I cannot add a photograph.
I lived in Southern Drive from 1957 until 1968 went to the Albert Memorial junior school
Moved to Cheetham hill in 1968 we hated it and moved back to Malham crescent in 1969
Worked as a paper boy for Bob and Winnie at the local paper shop next to Fanny Rayner and the butcher’s
Loved my time in Collyhurst
Went to the ‘new ‘ Albert school
Went to Collyhurst lads club
Also went to Sharp street ragged school
Run ...see more
It was the late 1950's and everyone in my family were keen gardeners. One hotly anticipated event in the garden calender was always the Summer Horticultural Show in Danson Park. Inside the huge white marquee was a marvel of light, colour and fragrance, a magical space filled with row upon row of home-made and home-grown produce that, as a 10 year-old boy, fair took my breath away. Along with displays of ...see more
Hiya Everyone ,
It’s so lovely to see all of the old photos and hear all of the amazing memories of everyone who lived around Tin town and beavers estate. Me and my family currently live at 42 with 7 children and two adults and it’s crazy hearing the story of people living here previously. Me and my family are very curious about the old shop/news agency behind the children’s park does anyone have any insight about this?
The Café was run during the majority of the 1970s by an Austrian couple, Norbert and Paula. Paula could have been German, the family moved to Austria after their tenure ended.
The children if memory serves me correctly were Heide, Peter and Becki. Our families were friends from when the family lived in Wickham Bishops. Paula and my mother (Inge) were great friends who stayed in contact for many years after the family moved to Austria, but alas contact was lost.
I attended Collingwood boys between 1963 to 1965. I have read many memories , and would like to share mine.
It was a highly disciplined school, ruled by John Richardson.
He was backed up by his father, who was known as Mr Richards. He was known by all the pupils as Ritchie. I think his speciality was history.
I remember Mr Maynard the music teacher. Would gather all the pupils in the hall for a ...see more
I lived at 25 or 26 Kilburn house my name is Tony I loved the Bay City Rollers and a Scottish family from Glasgow I think lived upstairs and my friend Scott gave me a Bay City Rollers bag …..his brother jimmy was older …..we played football out in the back forecourt or yard before the school was built at the rear ….endless summers wandering around the block with a 2p bag of crisps ….wonder whatever happened to my Wee Scottish friend called Scott we were both about six years old then.
The fields along Hospital Lane were for St Michael’s School in Leeds, next to the boys Grammar School - the boys had to get the bus up and change in the old stables!
Allan Bennetts family lived in the corner shop at the junction between Headingley Lane and Westwood Lane and his dads butchers shop was there
And
The Merryman family moved up the waste ground you had to walk across to the ...see more
We lived in Thames Ditton from about 1951 until 1963. We were in a shabby flat at first ,Warwick Buildings, Summers Road, before moving to a council house in Alexander road. The flats were still fitted with gas lights!
The island over the ' Penny bridge' was a fascinating mystery to us, we never had a penny to cross over! My grandmother , Mrs Isabella Dann ran the ferry tea rooms.She died in 1950 so we ...see more
My grandmother owned the wool shop in the market and I came over every summer and we used to get beautiful fresh baps from the bakery across the road for our lunch and fill them with ham. The market holders were always good craic especially the boys in the fish stall
As a kid in the 1970s, I remember being in my parents' car from London to Eastbourne, heading down the A217, passing through Tadworth. Visible from the road was a giant monkey puzzle tree in the grounds of Tadworth Court. I was fascinated by this sinister-looking 'tyrannosaurus rex' of the plant world...I recall that it was in decline by the late 1980s, and was a victim to high winds in around 1990. It's ...see more
Asking on behalf of my mother who attended the convent with her sister until she left aged 8 in 1947, if there is anyway of obtaining school records? Does anyone know how I can obtain any information on this.
Thanks so much
My Nan and Grandad lived for many years in the flat above United Dairies in High Rd Chadwell Heath.
I have many happy memories of staying with them in the 60s and early 70s. We used to enter via a lane just inside Whalebone lane and then through the gate - near the other end on the right hand side into their garden. You would then go up the wrought iron steps up into the flat. It had an open plan ...see more
In a front garden opposite the back entrance of Brampton Primary School in Alexander Road, stood a huge cherry tree. During the month of April it magically transformed into a spring version of winter wonderland. a glorious cloud of pure white blossom. As a child in the late 1950's I was enchanted by this tree and it opened my eyes to other cherries growing in the area, most notably the grand avenue of ...see more
My name is Andre Barton. I was a student at the school for a couple of years in the early to mid 1970 @ age of 11 - 13. I was one of a handful of local boys who attended the school on a day basis. There was one girl who may have been related to the owner. The remaining boys were boarders from several different countries including Greece, Kenya and Peru. I remember the headmaster well - Mr Walker - a ...see more
I was brought up and went to school in Saltburn, and was married at Saltburn Parish Church. I have wonderful memories of walks on the beach and in Rifts Wood and Beach Wood with my grandad and our greyhounds. Also going to Raps cafe with my Nana. I also recall a lovely lady called Carmina, who put on outdoor shows on the bottom prom, on a concrete 'stage' just past the beach huts/chalets. She invited ...see more
I went to red House Boarding School my name is Paul Baker and was looking to meet up with some old friends from that school leaving message 25th of February 2025
do you have any memories of a group called the Jaguars who played in local youth clubs.
Very early in life, I can remember going to the welfare clinic in Witney. Remember, I was only a little one. I seem to remember seeing an airship pass over as my Mother left me outside Mrs. Slaney's shop which was near the top of Corn Street. I was also slightly in disgrace as I had poured some black lead over my head earlier that day. Of course, prams were higher in those days, and even earlier in life, I was traumatized by
events in those early days.
I moved to Tottenham when I was 5 yrs. We moved because of my dad’s work which at the time was Hope and Anchor Brewery, and then merged with Charrington’s Brewery, in Tottenham Brantwood Road, my dad delivered the beer to various pubs and clubs all around London. We actually lived in the High Road, No 776, which was next to a dairy depot, so didn’t have far to get our milk! We lived in a large Georgian house ...see more
I was at Alverstoke Childrens Home as a baby (I remember the hospital within the grounds and the beach being near by) till I left at 16 (1960ish - a Mr Thomas was in charge then).
I remember a boy then named Oliver... playing the organ at the little church (as it was known). I used to sing with the other girls and boys in the choir most Sundays, at weddings etc. If I remember I used to live in the house ...see more
The happiest moment of my life at that time 1959 and no doubt of those who knew me was the day I left Redditch, never to return. Naturally I had some memorable times, Redditch Drama Club, Redditch Drama Club, Redditch Drama Club but overall it was a miserable place. And that was before it became a New Town. When many said it was the 'good old days.' They didn't live on Abbeydale Estate. They didn't work at The Maudslay ...see more
DOES ANYONE REMEMBER, HUSKINSONS REMOVALS,? THEY WERE THE LAST HORSE DRAWN,REMOVAL COMPANY IN MANCHESTER, THEY HAD SHIRE AND CLYDESDALE HORSES, FINISHED ABOUT 1960/61.THEY WERE ON I THINK IT WAS ROBERT STREET,NEAR PICKFORDS, IT WAS REALLY C/ON/M. BUT WE ALWAYS CALLED IT ARDWICK, I WORKED THEIR,AS A KID,LATE 50S. IF I HAD KNOWN THEN, WHAT HORSE MUCK, WAS ...see more
We lived in Macclesfield. My sister worked there with the children. I suppose she was some sort of aide or nanny. She was a live in anyway. She came home on weekends. My cousin would drive her back on a Sunday night. Sometimes I went with them. It was the most God awful forsaken place. Especially at night. Some old priest had a lodge at the top of the driveway. Not that there was anything around it for ...see more
I just wanted to update previous information. This shop was owned by my Mother's Mother, Maude Ivey. My Nan's first husband, my Mum's Dad, James Ivey was the original owner and my Nanny Maude took over the ownership of the shop upon his death when he was just 33 years of age and my Mum was only 3 years of age.
My Nan remarried Bill Humphreys some years later and they had a son, my Uncle Victor. ...see more
I grew up in Temple Fortune between 1959 and 1974. There was a school outfitters called Pullens in Temple Fortune, in Finchley Road near the junction with Temple Fortune Lane. We always bought our school uniforms there. There was a nice Italian restaurant called Il Capriccio opposite which did a good set lunch and before that a cafe called the Babette. There was a small department store on the ...see more
My late husband's family multi-generational of Clapham and during research discovered the death of Benjamin Blackaby in 1857 at his address: Peartree Cottage, White Square, Clapham, London. My late mother-in-law, his grand-daughter, often spoke of White Square, and claimed during her life-time, born in 1889, as a notorious place inhabited by rogues and villains. Since she never claimed family association ...see more
I lived in 54 Albert Road, Parkstone, from 1962 until 1972. My paternal grandparents lived at 56 Albert Road, next door. They'd lived there from the 1930's onwards. The back garden was very big and long, plus sloped downhill. I used to hurtle down the path in my Triang pedal car and later a Triang pedal go kart, as a kid, which was always great fun.
I went to Heathlands Infants School, from 1966 until 1970 and ...see more
I lived in Combe Martin from 1972-77 at that time the Earl of Rhone festival had been dead for a number of years.. myself and another lady called Pamela Watts decided we would revive it... and to that end it is why it is celebrated to this day... Initially we did it without help but then slowly we recruited many helpers... forming a committee .. Pamela was Chairman and I Secretary... The first was 1973/74 and was an enormous success...
I don’t have the memory myself but my Great Grandad Robert L Bulbeck owned a butchers at 1st Avenue in Emsworth. I was wondering if anyone knew of it or had pictures?
He came from a family of dairy farmers and met his wife a few streets over :)
IN THE 1940s TILL THE 1960s, NUNHEAD WAS FULL OF STREETS OF HOUSES THAT HAD MANAGED TO SURVIVE THE WAR YEARS, EVERYONE KNEW EVERYONE, MOTHERS WOULD CHAT AT THE FRONT GATES OF THEIR HOUSES, THE CHILDREN PLAYED IN THE STREETS WITH NO FEAR OF CARS, MOTHERS ALOWED THEIR KIDS TO GO TO THE PARKS, OPEN SPACES, WITH NO FEAR OF THEM COMING TO ANY HARM, EVERYONE WOULD HELP EACH OTHER, EVERYONE HAD THE SAME AS EVERYONE ELSE, ...see more
I was a pupil at BCHS from 1958-63 and have painful memories of him, albeit possibly unfairly. During a 3rd year biology lesson our female teacher regaled us of pranks she had undertaken at Uni which included removing brass plaques off buildings. Two of us decided to help her by removing 2 small brass plaques on the main building so when lessons ended I was to be be found kneeling down ...see more
Hi I’m looking to find out what year the Co-op came to Bell Street Wigston and where it was first situated in the street , and also along Leicester Road in Wigston up near where the Wigston Chinese is now there used to be two hairdressers side by side does anyone know what the names of them were please. Thank you
The picture (first Ive seen) of my former home brings back memories. I lived at Number 7 which is to the left of the first entry and my bedroom was above that entry. It was called the box room as it was the smallest of the 3 bedrooms. It was the only one without a fire grate in it.
I spent many a day looking out towards the gas showroom opposite (as seen in this picture) watching them do cookery demos.
I was born in Worksop in the miners houses at Keswick road. My brother who died of Covid and myself used to walk or cycle to Langold lake in the 60's - we would swim there - both of us were good swimmers. My brother was 2 years older would challenge me to swim to the pontoon platform which was in the lake, he always beat me but we both always did it. I had lots of friends who swam there too.
Hi.The BOCM in Avonmouth was the first shift work job I had.I was a packer in the P&P (Pig and Poultry) filling 56lb bags and sending them up conveyors to the granary which was a 7 floor wooden building in line with 3 different mills. The conveyors from the mills sent all the different products of animal feed (70lb bags for cattle feed).
After a year or so transferred to the granary to become a loader which ...see more
I lived in 29 Langdale Gardens, Elm Park. Next door lived Ken Walker - we had good times when we were teenagers my other friend was David Richards around Abbots Close and Colin Styles. where are you all now?? I am 80 now but still active.
My email mcole97@hotmail.com I fell in love with Vivian Richards from Sutton's school and christern Roger's all now Proble married?
Also Phillis Philiam from Dagenham East.
I hope somebody remembers me? Just for a chat.
Michael cole
When I was 7-8 yrs old, my parents took me on regular visits to Barton Mills, where we had relatives. We drove from our home in Norfolk. This was in the 1960’s.
I had a great uncle there, called Ron. I don’t remember his surname but I recall that he was married to Elsie Rolfe. During those visits Elsie’s sister Dorothy would also be around (she lived in London).
I have memories of wandering around ...see more
I was in Crossfield House Children's Home for 7 years from about 1958 to about 1965.
I loved Gerrard's Cross, the primary school & I loved the village itself. It was fun for me as a young boy out of the slums of London .
I can remember even the smells of country life as opposed to the Smells of London life.
As a child it was nice to play in a proper garden than to play in bombed out ...see more
During 1940 I was evacuated to Croyde Bay with my family the Fletchers. At that time I had 3 older siblings. While there, another brother was born. We lived in the Carpenters Arms Cottage for about 6 years until the end of the war. My memories at that time are about walking 3 miles to school and of beautiful sand dunes and the sea. I was a 3 month old baby on our arrival and left at ...see more
The place where the Lydgate tunnel is a left over mound of ground found in the back field.
There used to be 2 pubs and a black smithy that fell in and was rebuilt.
They used to live and work in the weaver s cottages.
The church is still there.
Stockport road is named because they carried stock through Lydgate to be sold in Manchester. There was an old launderette which could have been a mill. Farms still flourishing.
My Grandmother, Hilda Young nee Parkinson, was born in Barnard Castle. Her Mother, Libbey Parkinson nee Walker, was born in Winston. Libbey's Mum, was Sarah Fox, from Ulverston. Sarah Fox married Joseph Walker, who was a Tailor living near High Cliff. I just wondered if anyone else is doing their Family History Research, with these names? Or know any further ...see more
I was born in 1949 and lived next door to the camp on the council estate. Loved the summer times best as we would wander into the camp and often make friends with the other visiting children from all over the UK., So many happy memories of a wonderful childhood brought up in a holiday town.
My name is David Cannon I was born in Dagenham in 1947 at my maternal grandmothers house but immediately moved to Alfred’s Way Barking opposite the Volunteer pub to live with my Gran and Grandad Cannon. They had lived in Barking from the early 1900’s having owed a barbers and a grocery shop in North Street. Though retired they found room for mum and dad plus me. My sister Barbara arrived in 1952 born in Upney ...see more
Just a few memories from when I lived in Althorne. We moved there from a very different way of living and were told we would find it hard to Fit in. Well in the summer holidays of September 77 we all turned up Mum Ann, Dad Brian, me and my 2 sisters Diane and Josephine now known as di and jo. The Endway Althorne. I was only 9 years old but remember it well. I went to Mayland and Althorne school just to the left of ...see more
When I was a child, my parents got divorced before I reached the age of four, and I didn't meet my Father until several years later. Together with my Mother and my younger brother, we lived with my maternal grandparents. Grandad always seemed to cough quite a lot; not that it seemed like anything unusual to me at such a young age. However, over the next few years, I came to realise that this ...see more
The Breaks youth club with Skip Salmon.... There was motorbike club and canoe building.Great place to meet people
I enjoyed my time at Burleigh. Most boys had a crush on Ms Johns geography teacher. But I really liked Mrs Coop math's teacher. She was older but had something...
In the end in 1980 I returned to my birthplace in Brixton London. Ended up hating it. it's changed too much very violent now. Anyway I left and moved to east london where I still live today
I was born in 1946. I lived in Stuart Avenue opposite the large floral clock of Edmunds Walker co. The clock was adorned with flowers all through the year. There was a field at the end of our road adjacent to the Edgeware Road. Us kids were always playing in the street or in that field. Very few cars in those days. I remember Mum sending me to the bakers for a 'Gold Medal' bloomer loaf. I believe it was ...see more
It's incredible how one can recall memories from a remarkably long time ago. In fact, I still remember that on my fourth birthday, I received two identical birthday cards from different people. I can even remember the picture on those cards—a picture of a little pink pig eating his birthday cake.
This proves wrong; some research says that every time you remember something, a small part of that ...see more
Hi,
Does anyone know or know the whereabouts of Brenda Smith (born around 1957) who attended Woodend Secondary Modern Girls School?
Myself and a few others from N. Wales stayed at the YMCA for a couple of years 1966 onwards. Some of us attended the Technical college just up the road. We were young apprentices working for Etchells forgin and fasteners in Darlaston.
Mr Scott was the manager at the time and drove a jaguar.
A cinema was next door ( ABC?) watched Finders Keepers (Cliff and the Shadows) and Family Way (Haley Mills)
The YMCA building ...see more
My sister Carolyn Trew attended St Davids and I joined her age 4, but I was only there a year before it closed.
I can’t remember all the teachers names, but remember one teacher letting us out and he knew all the pupils names I remember the rumble of the trains when we were down in the “ indoor playground” and the walks down to The Rye where we did our sports jumping on the wall of the bandstand.
I used to ...see more
Wow ! Browsing through the photos of Tilshead and seeing a picture of myself sitting on a “moulton”bicycle next to my step father and his car , I was 13years old at the time ( I’m 72 yo now) , The moulton bicycle was only newly released and the suspension was designed by Alec Issigonis of bmc “ mini “ fame
Of interest is ,this bike was the first radical design of the push bike in 70 years
Within a ...see more
As a sickly child, I missed much of my early schooling and eventually attended schools for the physically handicapped. My senior school was the Venetian School for boys in Camberwell, south London. We went on School Journeys during my attendance there; two of them were to Rustington Lido. Few of us had been out of London, except perhaps those who, like myself, had been evacuated from the city during WWII. The ...see more
Concerning the photo H335025 of a wood in the Hermitage area with the caption "The Aisles c1960", does anyone recognize the name "The Aisles" and where exactly it is (or was)? I would expect the name of the location to remain long after the trees had all been felled.
I've lived in Hermitage for more than 40 years and never come across anywhere with that name: neither can I find that name on any modern or old ...see more
Hi my name is charles mcguire
I lived in drumchapel from 1967 to 1983 i lived at 86 summerhill rd
went to st sixs then st pises
i have good memories of growing up in the drum
just looking for any old pals